This game never really clicked for me, not sure why. That said, if you appreciate the genre I don't know why you wouldn't go ahead and download it onto your computer while it's free. You can always just delete it if you need the space and come back to download it again later.

Just played this for a half hour, I think it's great. Like awp69 said, there's very few good shmups that work on 2nd gen devices, most of the ones that do all play very similarly.
This one plays and handles a lot like all the others, but it looks brilliant and the teleport mechanic is really well integrated, rather than an intrusive gimmick.

You can't tell by the screens, but the bosses look absolutely fantastic. The 2D sprites are really well drawn and have a lot of character. Everything is really crisp and clear and never confusing. One of the things I dislike about a lot of shooters on the appstore is that in an effort to make everything really visible and easy to see, developers seem to insist on making every enemy shot, every power-up, everything on the HUD, every single point of interest on the screen into these really bright primary coloured objects that whizz around/towards you. It's just distracting. And there's none of that here. It's sort of nice, understated, and the only brightly coloured objects are the ones you have to avoid.

Only complaint I have so far is that the enemy wave/fire patterns get a bit predictable after a few bosses, even though the teleport mechanic allows for more variation there than the average shooter.

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